Crap

[donutsweeper]

Southland's been canceled. It's unlikely any of this season's episodes will air.

NBC is *so* stupid.

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[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Good ratings? Good ratings... I think I've heard tell of those....

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

They were far more common during the period we like to call "back in the day".

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Back in the day when the shows were good... when the plots were understandable and the actors cute...

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I have the sudden urge to go tell some kids to get off my lawn...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I've seen some icons with that. It really is the perfect sentiment

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Or, better yet, "get off the TV, you damn NBC executives!"

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

They're trying, they're trying. NBC is currently in 4th place

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I'd cheer, but I feel bad for all the shows that are currently stuck there.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The "Leno Effect" is terrible for them. Many shows are seeing their ratings drop like mad. L&O:SVU went from being in the top 10 to losing 40% of it's audience to come out in 42nd place

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

They should write a book: "How to destroy a TV network with just one show".

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

one show on 5 nights a week.. but yeah. Although their production costs are down!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

In a key primetime slot! It's probably a good thing production costs are down, because I doubt the advertisers are lining up, right now.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It is one of those things I wonder about. Their avg age of viewer has gone up 2 years and is in the mid-40s if I remember (ideal is 18-35) and number are down.

So if it costs half as much to make you're saving $$ in the short run, but aren't you losing ad money? And will continue to lose it as the numbers drop further?